Gas-like odour<\/strong><\/p>\nThe New York fire department told AFP that 168 fire fighters had responded to the explosion at the six-storey buildings.<\/p>\n
The fire department said they believed the collapse was triggered by a gas explosion, but investigations were ongoing as rescue workers continued to search for people in the rubble.<\/p>\n
“Con Edison, which is one of the gas companies here, said that they were responding to a gas-like odour just before the explosion occurred,” said Al Jazeera’s Morgan Radford, reporting from the scene.<\/p>\n
“Just before the explosion a resident in a neighboring building complained of a gas odour to Con Edison, officials said.<\/p>\n
Alfonso Quiroz, a spokesman for the gas company said they “dispatched a crew two minutes later and the crews arrived just as the explosion occurred.” He added that Con Edison is “looking at any connection”.<\/p>\n
Michael Parrella, a spokesman for the fire department, said: “It’s a very active scene. It’s a very chaotic scene.”<\/p>\n
All train services in and out of Grand Central Terminal were cancelled until further notice due to the explosion.<\/p>\n
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Two multi-use buildings have collapsed in New York’s east Harlem neighbourhood, killing at least two women and injuring more than a dozen other people. The buildings, located on the east block of 116th street and Park Avenue, exploded and collapsed at about 13:00 GMT on Wednesday, according to police. “It was an explosion and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":5761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[38,14],"yoast_head":"\n
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